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SL31). No. 325,658. 8 l Patented Sept. 8. 1885.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

PERRY COY, OF EAST TOLEDO, OHIO.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 325,658, dated September 8, 1885. Application filed February 26, 18E5. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be itknown that I, PERRY GOY, a citizen of the United States, residing at East Toledo, in the county of Lucas and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Bob-Sleighs, of which the following is a speciiication.

My invention relates to improvements in bob-sleighs, in which durability, simplicity, and eheapncss are the principal features.

The objects of my invention are, first, to provide a bobvsleigh in which the runnerstandards are easily and reliably connected with the1 axles in such a manner that the runners will adj ust themselves to the unevenness of the ground independent of each other; second, to provide an axle that may be inverted and used, when desired, also as rear bolster. I attain these objects by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is an isometricalvview of my in vention. Fig. 2 is a view showing standard as rigid when runners are used 'on wagonaxles. Fig. 8- is a detail view of the eyebolts by which the axles are held.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the dilierent views.

The standard l? is made preferably of wrought or other iron. 1When made of dat wrought-iron, the edges are turned or flanged, Ithus adding strength.

The overlapping top runners,

or cross rod, z, is attached to standard preferably by rivets or bolts or by being welded, and serves as fulcrum or support for axle B, the latter being heldin position by the eyebolts h h. The clamps a and n, Fig. 3, prevent the axle from splitting. The nut (also shown in this view) tightens the clamps on the tapered shank of eyebolts, thus holding the axle securely. By this mechanism the standards are allowed an oscillating movement. The same standard is shown in Fig. 2 arranged to be used on a common axle. A block of wood, P3, (shown in dotted lines,) is provided with a hole to iita round or wheel axle. Said block is held in position by plate P2, (shown also in dotted lines,) and prevented from coming out endwise by screws or bolts, or by iianges being turned up on said plate.

Having thus fully described my invention, l'

claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- In a bob-sleigh, the combination, with the of the standards or benches l?, having an overlapping top plate or rod attached, the eyebolts, and the swinging axle, which is thereto adapted and suspended, substantially as shown, and for the purpose specified.

PERRY COY.

Witnessesz JOHN Dann, W. A. JARRETT. 

